Stonewall Jackson class of '77 |
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Stan McCabe |
| Schools: Robins Elementary(?), Lincoln Jr. High, Stonewall
Died: 12/17/1982 in a car accident Survived by: Wife Nancy and daughter Jessica (3 weeks old then, now recent high school graduate) |
Jessica Anne Stanard McCabe.
Born November 19, 1982
This is her graduation picture 2001 from Tampa Bay Technical High School
She was less than a month old when Stan passed away.
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| Tribute #1 by Beth McClung Suter |
Stan was brilliant
and he had a great sense of humor. Whenever we were in a group, he had
a way of making each person feel like she or he was accepted and was
important. Stan was a wonderful person, and I am glad that I knew him.
Thanks. Beth Suter
Stan in 1969
Thanks to Connie Jones for this picture.
Was Stan McCabe not the smartest, coolest, most outgoing guy you've EVER met? He was already taking college classes when we were still at Stonewall - and he EXCELLED at them. No one else could party like Stan and maintain such high grades.......well no one could party like Stan and do anything!!! He was in the band - I can see him and that tuba marching in the parades and at the ballgames!!! At Myrtle Beach after graduation Stan, Patty Morris and I used to just walk up and down the beach and enjoy the sights and sounds of the ocean. I treasure those memories. And then while Patty and I were living in Huntington and our favorite band, Molly Hatchet, came to town, Stan came down and made sure we had a great time and he went to the concert with us. He came just to see that we had a good time and he had a good time with us. And that smile - Stan's smile lit up the lives of many!!! I think of you often and miss you deeply.
Stan with Debbie Otey
I may be like a lot of people that were friends with some of our classmates that have died.... in that I have found it harder than usual to figure just what I could say that would do them justice. I believe many of us have something to say, but are finding it difficult to find the strength and the words...
I first met Stan in Lincoln Junior High. He had a magnetic personality. Funny, smart and rebellious to boot. Stan introduced me to a lot of things and a lot of people. He helped me make friends with people I probably wouldn't have ended up having friendships with, if it hadn't been for him. I remember in Jr. High taking lunch "breaks" with Stan and others on the benches at the lookout overlooking Washington Street right near his house. For some reason, I particularly remember the last day of 9th grade when we were in Science class when Stan took advantage of the fact that we weren't coming back to that school after that day... he yelled a couple of times in the class (the teacher had a consistent problem with telling the direction from which classroom sounds were coming from) and eventually opened up the window, to the teachers dismay, and climbed out... never to return ;-)
In High School, Stan was no less memorable. As academic demands increased, he continued his pace of excelling and partying. He was a fun guy to be with. I spent almost as much time with him on "Beech Avenue" after school with the kids from Catholic school as I did in class with him at Stonewall. Some of us would come to football games with one of the prime features being to watch Stan in the marching band during half-time with that tuba. Man, he would march!! He could move!!
During college, I believe I only saw Stan one time. It was at the then popular "Clara's" nightspot on the boulevard. I was in town from college myself (I don't recall the occasion) and ran into him and a few other alumni at the same time. I remember hearing how he was almost done with his DOUBLE-MAJOR at WVU when I was feeling how tough it was just doing the typical load where I was at school. I wish I'd seem more of him in those years, but I believe that was the last time I every saw him.... until I saw his picture in the obituaries :-( I wish he was here giving me ideas on what to put on this web page....
Years later, and years ago, I worked briefly with a fellow that I had never known (and never seen since), who was from the Charleston area (this while working here in Annapolis, Maryland). His family knew the McCabe's family very well from church, and he related to me how sad it had been for his family as well. Small world.
I wanted to write a brief note to tell you how much our family appreciated the web site tribute to my brother Stan. It has almost been 20 years since he was killed in a car accident which we will never understand. His daughter, then only weeks old, has become a beautiful and outstanding person. She graduated # 1 in her high school with the brains of her father. Stan always had a way of looking at something one time and always remembering... His daughter Jessica now has a full scholarship for 4 years of college due to her academic scholarship..Stan would be proud, and would be telling all of his friends about this...I KNOW Stan would have made every effort to come for his reunion to see that all of his friends were having a good time. Your web site is outstanding. It will give the class of 1979 something to follow. I feel very lucky to have been friends with my brothers classmates. Thanks for letting our family share in your reunion.
Jessica did have an opportunity to see the site and it is amazing how she has the same features as Stan...Our family still misses the FUN that Stan always would bring to any situation. My heart was uplifted by seeing all those familiar faces and also saddened by those that have died. My class 1979 also had some lost friends ( web site http://www.wvinter.net/~wvphoto/) , but it gives me a deeper appreciation for those friendships that still fire up with just the mention or sight of a name. Since 1983, I have been caught up in the medical field that has never given me a moment to stop and see what is really important in this world..our family and friends. I love being a physician and helping people, but after 20 years I stop and tonight give a special thought and prayer to my brother and all his friends.. Thank you.
Sincerely, Jimmy McCabe
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Robert Godbey, David Gunter, and Stan at David's wedding, Louisville,
June 1982
Thanks to Steve Wolfe for this picture.
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